by Okanagan Life | Mar 26, 2013 | Good Neighbours, Health, Wine & Food
As international news headlines warn of childhood obesity and related diseases, an Okanagan nine-year-old and her mom are taking action to help kids achieve a healthy attitude toward eating, with their Today I Ate a Rainbow books and videos. Kia Robertson admits that...
by Okanagan Life | Jan 18, 2013 | Good Neighbours, Health
The revolving door swishes open with the arrival of sick or injured people and clicks closed as hundreds of treated patients depart. This is the daily dance of the emergency department and for Dr. Mike Ertel, it’s more tango than waltz. Dr. Mike has donned some...
by Okanagan Life | Jan 18, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, Features, Health
<H3>As seen in</h3> [downloads ids="146749" columns="1" excerpt="no"] [downloads category="current-issue" columns="1" excerpt="no"] The clean-cut young man doesn’t look up from his seat in the waiting room at Crossroads Treatment Centre in Kelowna. Neither...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 11, 2012 | Health
Feeling great, looking great, enjoying the Okanagan lifestyle. We’ve got the ingredients and expertise to put it all together. Lakeshore Vein & Aesthetics Clinic DermMedica–Kelowna Vein & Skin Solutions Dr. Don MacRae & Associates OKAPED Simply Amazing...
by Okanagan Life | Jan 13, 2012 | Features, Health
Performance-enhancing drugs can give athletes an edge on the competition, but can pill-popping pump up students’ grades? When “Benfastic” Johnson flew across the finish line in Seoul, capturing the 100-metre, 1988 Olympic gold medal, Canadians marvelled at our machine...
by Okanagan Life | Aug 8, 2011 | Features, Health
“I was tired of being alone.” … “I don’t wanna be afraid of myself anymore.” … “It’s like being churned underneath a giant wave. Spinning. Turning. Flipping with no idea which way the surface is and struggling to breathe all the while.” … These...
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